Golfer&#39;s register.



Patented Feb. 19, I90I.

No. ssa,|57.

G. BROWNING. GOLFERS REGISTER.

(Application filed May 7. 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BROWVNING, OF HINSDALE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY MORRIS, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GOLFERS REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,157, dated February19. 1901.

Application filed May 7, 1900. Serial No. 15,832. \No model.)

To aZZ 7.0700777, may concern:

Be it known that I, GEoEc-E BROWNING, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and a resident of I'Iinsdale, in the county of Du Page andState of Illinois, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements inGolfers Registers, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a portable registering and recordingapparatus for use by golfers in keeping a record of the golf game asplayed.

The object of the present improvement is to provide a simple,convenient, and portable apparatus for the above-mentioned use and inwhich are combined means for a ready attach ment to a belt or other partof the players attire, a rotatable registering-dial with anoperating-train of spur-and-ratchet gear capable of manual actuation bythe player to indicate or register successively the number of strokesmade, and means for carrying a scorecard upon which to enter the variousplays made during the progress of the game by the different players. Iattain such object by the construction and arrangement of partsillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a golfers register, illustrative of the present invention;Fig. 2, a rear elevation of the same; Fig. 3, an elevation with thefront portion of the apparatus removed to show the interior mechanism;Fig. a, a similar view with a portion of the registering mechanismbroken away or removed to illustrate a different portion of themechanism from that shown in 3; Fig. 5, a longitudinal transversesection of the apparatus; Fig. 6, an end elevation, partly in section.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the main casing or housing ofthe apparatus, preferably of the oblong rectangular box form shown inthe drawings and provided on its rear with a spring prong or hook 2, bymeans of which a ready attachment of the device to the belt or otherportion of the players apparel is afforded.

3 represents upturned edges at the respective sides of the casing,forming a receivingtrough for the score-card 4:.

5 is an elastic confining sash-plate secured at one end of the maincasing l and at its opposite end provided with a downturned lip 6,adapted to hold the score-card from disengagement, the constructionbeing such as to afford an effective holding of the score-card in placeduring use and yet permit of a ready removal and replacement of suchcard.

7 is the shaft of the register mechanism, carrying the rotatable andnumbered dial or disk 8, a pinion 9, and'a ratchet-wheel 10.

11 is an oscillating plate-lever pivoted on the shaft 7, With its freeend extending outside the main easing, so as to be capable of beingmanually operated by the player.

12 is an actuating dog or pawl pivoted to the plate-lever lland adaptedto engage the ratcheowheel 10 to impart a step-by-step rotation to theindicator-dial 8 in the successive manual actuations of the plate-leverll by the player.

13 is a spring adapted to retract the platelever 11 after it has beenactively operated in one direction by the player.

14 is a spring connecting the free end of the pawl 12 and the inner andlower end of the plate-lever 11 and adapted to hold said pawl inoperative engagement with the ratchetwheel 10. I

15 is a locking pawl or lever pivoted in the casing with one endengaging the ratchetwheel 10, the other end being provided with alateral projection 16, that extends through the wall of the casing toafford a means for manually releasing said pawl from its lockingengagement with the ratchet-wheel 10.

17 is a spring holding the pawl 15 in locking engagement with theratchet-wheel 10 to prevent a retrograde movement of the registeringmechanism.

18 is a toothed sector engaging the pinion 9 on the register-shaft 7 andprovided with an arm 19, extending substantially parallel with the upperportion of the pawl or lever 15, and in like manner provided with alateral projection 20, that also extends through the Wall of the maincasing to aiford a means for manually actuating said sector in theoperation of returning the registering mechanism to a zero position,such manual actuation being in addition to that of the spring 21, thetendency of which is to constantly draw said sector, and With it theregistering mechanism, toward the Zero position.

The projections 16 and 20 are arranged in immediately adjacent relation,so as to be capable of simultaneous active operation by the thumb andforefinger of the player and by the movement of said projections towardeach other, such active operation restoring the registering mechanism toits Zero position.

22 is a visual opening extending through the lower end of the score-cardand through the front plate or Wall of the casing to afford a view ofthe numeral of the dial 8 indicative of the number of strokes, &c.,registered.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. Ina golfers register, the combination of a casing, a registeringmechanism contained therein, a score-card, and means for holding saidscorecard in place upon the casing, the casing and score-card beingprovided with a visual opening in line with the indicatingnumeral of theregistering mechanism, substantially as set forth.

2. In a golfers register, the combinationof a casing, a registeringmechanism contained therein, a score-card, and means for holding saidscore-card in place upon the casing, the same comprising an elasticsash-plate secured at one end to the casing, the casing and scorecardbeing provided witha visual openingin line With the indicating-numeralof the reg istering mechanism,substantially as set forth.

3. In a golfcrs register, the combination of a casing, a registeringmechanism contained therein, a score-card, and means for holding saidscorecard in place upon the casing, the same comprising an elasticsasl1plate secured at one end to the casing, and having a doWnturned lipon its free end, substantially as set forth.

In a golfers register, the combination of a casing, a registeringmechanism contained therein, ascore-card, and means for holding saidscore'card in place upon the casing, the same comprising upturned edgeson the sides of the casing, and an elastic sash-plate secured at one endto the casing and having a downtnrned lip on its free end, substantiallyas set forth.

5. In a golfers register, the combination of acasing, a registeringmechanism contained therein, a score-card, means for holding saidscore-card in place upon the casing, and an attaching prong or hook uponthe rear of the casing to afford means of attachment of the apparatus tothe players apparel, substan tially as set forth.

6. In a golfers register, the combination of a casing, a registeringmechanism contained therein, and comprising a rotatable and numbereddial, a ratchet-Wheel and means for imparting a step-by-step rotation tosuch dial, a score-card and means for holding said scorecard in placeupon said casing, the casing and score-card being provided with a visualopening in line with the numbered disk,.sub stantially as set forth.

7. In a golfers register, the combination of a casing, a registeringmechanism contaii'icd therein, and comprising a rotatable and numbereddial, a ratchet-wheel, an operating-lever, an actnating-pawl carried bysaid lever and a locking-pawl the upper end of which is provided with alateral projection extending through the Wall of the casing, a scorecardand means forholding said scorecard in place upon the casing,substantially as set forth.

8. In a golfers register, the combination of a casing, a registeringmechanism contained therein, and com 'irising a rotatable and numbereddial, a pinion, a sector having an arm provided With a lateralprojection extending through the wall of the casing, a ratchet- Wheel,an operatii'ig-lever, an actuating-pawl carried by said lever and alocking-pawl the upper end of which is provided with a lateralprojection extending through the wall of the casing, a score-card andmeans for holding said score-card in place upon the casing,substantially as set forth.

Signed by me at Chicago, Illinois, this 5th day of May, 1900.

GEORGE BROWNING.

W'itnesses:

Ronnn'r Bunxs, HENRY A. New.

